These photographs show various members of the Menninger family. Dr. C.F. Menninger and his sons, Dr. Karl and Dr. Will, formed a group psychiatry practice in 1919. The Menninger Clinic as a sanitarium was established in 1925 with the purchase of a farm house and admittance of 12 patients. The philosophy was that mental illness could be treated with an integrated medical, psychodynamic, and developmental approach for the total health of patients.
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Kansas Historical Society
Menninger family photographs, 1940 - 1953 - This undated photograph shows Dr. C. F. and Flo Menninger relaxing with their dog in their garden.